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UPDATED May 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM ET

May 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET

Maldivian diver dies searching for 4 Italian divers

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A Maldivian military diver died while searching for four Italian divers believed trapped in an underwater cave.

WHO: Maldivian military diver

WHAT: A Maldivian military diver died during a search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be inside an underwater cave.

WHEN: May 16, 2026 at 9:31 AM ET

WHERE: Vaavu Atoll, Maldives

WHY: The search was conducted after the four Italian divers were believed to have died while exploring an underwater cave at about 50 metres depth.

How this story developed (showing 13 of 13 earlier reports)

Four Italian divers’ bodies repatriated from Maldives · May 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM ET
Divers find Italians dead in dead-end corridor in Maldives cave · May 21, 2026 at 10:03 AM ET
Finnish divers recover final two Italian bodies in Maldives · May 20, 2026 at 8:03 AM ET
Maldives diver dies during search for missing Italian divers · May 18, 2026 at 8:05 AM ET
Divers join mission to recover Italian tourists’ remains · May 17, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
Maldives suspends search for four Italians in cave · May 17, 2026 at 4:07 AM ET
Rescue diver dies during Maldives cave search · May 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM ET
Maldives diver dies searching for four Italians · May 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
GoPro to reveal how tourists died in Maldives dive · May 16, 2026 at 1:07 AM ET
Five tourists die in scuba diving accident in Maldives · May 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM ET
Five Italian divers die in Maldives cave diving accident · May 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Five Italians die in cave scuba dive in Maldives · May 15, 2026 at 4:05 AM ET
Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives · May 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET

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